Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Mar 28, 2017, 6:58 AM HADT (15:58 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 95 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-28 15:58:17 UTC
Depth
59.4 km (36.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.712° N, 177.007° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.863 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.039 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.938 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.7111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.940 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.2104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.951 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.957 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.6108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.6106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.4108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.254 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 166 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.576 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.725 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.69 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.248 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.970 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.163 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.667 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 5.168 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away · tsunami flag
  30. 2.483 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.894 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 4.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.097 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 4.048 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.872 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.973 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.371 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.895 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.562 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.683 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 4.098 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.470 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.564 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.472 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.575 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.579 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.666 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.579 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.872 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.366 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.570 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.568 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.969 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.0108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.957 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.1120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.1113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.860 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.534 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.314 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.592 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.612 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.2112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.519 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.046 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.795 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.940 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.237 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.948 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.830 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.7100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.044 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 55 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.969 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01740515vt (also filed as ak15644173). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.